This handbook, published in 1922, serves as an introduction to zoning, covering the spread of the movement, the reasons for zoning, the experiences of various zoned cities, and the legal pitfalls, with a discussion of the theory of community land planning legislation.
EDWARD M. BASSETT was chairman of the Zoning Committee of New York.
Published in 1915, this report provides an account of the working conditions and wages of longshoremen in the United States in the early twentieth century. It highlights the problems that come with intermittent employment and casual labor.
CHARLES B. BARNES was fellow at the Bureau of Social Research, New York School of Philanthropy, and director of New York State Public Employment Bureau.
This 1935 pamphlet from the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation details the investigation of American city school systems in 1913 to gather facts concerning the boys in these schools from kindergarten to the last year in high school and the fathers of these boys, to secure a more definite fact basis in the field of industrial education.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
This pamphlet, published in 1911, looks into the causes which contribute to making a child over-age for his grade and if the responsibility lies with the school. Conclusions presented demonstrate the importance of studying the progress of school children as well as their distribution by ages and grades.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
This 1913 paper examines the use of psychological tests in selecting applicants who are best fitted to perform work for positions in certain occupations and industries. Also studied is the possibility of using psychological tests for the purpose of selecting fitting vocations for people.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
Published in 1910, this book presents the essential features and a brief history of the open-air school, a new type of schooling held almost entirely in the open air, with education focusing on outdoor life.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
This article, published in the Journal of Education in 1909, argues for more research in regards to the proportion of children who enter schools in relation to how many complete the elementary course. It proposes diligent study on the number of new pupils entering public schools to better facilitate educational administrators.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
A 1911 survey of state legislation requiring medical inspections for schools and institutions.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
During 1914 and the earlier months of 1915, the Division of Education of the Russell Sage Foundation conducted a study of spelling among school children with the object of developing a scale for measuring attainment in the spelling of common words. This pamphlet describes the investigation and the scale it produced.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
This paper, published in 1912, analyzes the argument that the effectiveness of a school and its teachers must be measured in terms of the results secured by the school. It looks at how applied science may avail to better educational practices, similar to industrial activity.
LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.
